Hold the old holding hand. Hold and be held. Plod on and never recede. Slowly with never a pause plod on and never recede.

Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

There's never an end for the sea.

Don't look for meaning in the words. Listen to the silences.

The creation of the world did not take place once and for all time, but takes place every day.

If you do not love me I shall not be loved If I do not love you I shall not love.

If you don't know where you are currently standing, you're dead.

Nothing is more real than nothing.

You're on Earth. There's no cure for that.

I tried to groan, Help! Help! But the tone that came out was that of polite conversation.

Dear incomprehension, it's thanks to you I'll be myself, in the end.

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

It's just amazing how hard it is for people to change, even when amazing things happen. It almost reinforces who you are instead of making you change.

There is only one valid species of voyage, which is walk towards the men.

I do not want to criticize while my soldiers are still bleeding and dying in Iraq.

Back in the days the great emcees made singles, had great shows, won battles, had all the girls and dressed fly. That¹s what I'm about...the total package emcees.

Innumerable as the stars of night, Or stars of morning, dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower.

Love is a feeling that comes into our hearts of our own choice for neither force nor harshness can limit the heart's freedom.

The enemy never sees the backs of my Texans!

We all nurture impulses which promise freedom from the demands of others, even if that freedom means death.

I'd moved to L.A. with my mother when I was 17 or 18. She loved show business and I was young enough that I had no idea what I wanted to do.